New Martinsville Art and Pressed Glass - History Patterns / Scarce Signed Book

Description

Profusely illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book provides a pictorial survey of the glass products manufactured by The New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Co. of West Virginia.
GLASSWARE OF DISTINCTION -  THE NEW MARTINSVILLE GLASS STORY
by Everett R. and Addie R. Miller, Richardson Publishing Co., Ohio, 1972.
Hundreds of items are pictured and described in this early book which covers the history and production of this turn-of-the century glass company.  The book covers by chapter: Period I – Art and Opal Glass; Period II – Pattern Glass (1901-1937); Period III – New Martinsville Glass Co. (1937-1944); Period IV – Viking Glass Co. (1944-1972); and Index.  Many of the items pictured are from reproduced catalogs and include the manufacturer’s item number and dimensions.  Glass examples includes Sunburst, Sunlite, Sunglow, Muranese, Peachblow, pressed glass of many patterns, etched ware, glass animals and novelty items, and much more.  This definitive pictorial guide is an invaluable resource reference book for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of New Martinsville / Viking Glass wares.  For a broader selection of out-of-print reference books on antique art glass including Steuben, Tiffany, Galle, etc. please go to our eBay store or visit our RefBookMan website.
8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition.  62 pages.
This book is signed by both authors.
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